Otto Miettinen and Tove Selin:
The calculated risk - UPM-Kymmene in Indonesian rainforests

translated excerpts from the book "Harkittu riski - UPM-Kymmene Indonesian sademetsissä" published in May 1999
4. The problems - Suffering in villages and forests
4.1. The concession forests
4.1.1. The critical state of Riau's forests
4.1.2. The characteristics of APRIL's forests
4.1.3. The acacia plantations
4.1.4. Endangered species
4.1.5. Selective logging in the concession areas
4.1.6. "We are not logging natural forests"
4.1.7. "APRIL functions as a buffer between the migrants and the forests"

4.2.1.

 Outside of the concession areas
4.2.2. A second pulp kettle
4.3. The effects outside of the forests

4.3.1.

 Microclimatic conditions and forest fires
4.3.2. Soil and water
4.3.3. Climate change
4.4. Human rights in danger
4.4.1. Connection of vanishing forests and forest people
4.4.2. Land disputes in Riau - APRIL in the focus
4.4.3. APRIL's reaction to land claims
4.4.9. APRIL's connections to ruling powers
5. Importance of UPM-Kymmene

 

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